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The Tsunami killed 19,759 people. It is also notable that the nuclear plant was damaged by the Tsunami, not the earthquake. When is the last time California exp
by XorNot 3y ago
The Tsunami killed 19,759 people. It is also notable that the nuclear plant was damaged by the Tsunami, not the earthquake. When is the last time California experience a Tsunami?
- Gwypaas 3y agoAfter Fukushima independent core cooling became a global requirement that was retrofitted on existing plants. While it is easy to blame the tsunami the regulators realized the risk was systemic so I would suggest to not be as dismissive next time. As an example: A nuclear reactor in Sweden had a severe incident in 2006 when many of the "defense in depth" layers had been accidentally removed through freak occurrences and upgrades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsmark_Nuclear_Power_Plant#July_2006_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsmark_Nuclear_Power_Plant#J...
- pfdietz 3y agoFukushima would have been helped by FCVSs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filtered_Containment_Venting_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filtered_Containment_Venting_S...
- fsh 3y agoFukushima was not a freak accident. The japanese coasts experience huge tsunamis every couple of decades. Yet the engineers completely underestimated the flooding risk when building the reactors. This raises the question which other risks were overlooked elsewhere.